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Latin Root: Credere - To BelieveThe Latin root credere, meaning to believe or to trust, yields dozens of English derivatives. Below you will find a list of the most common English derivatives. Your students will likely know some of them already, while others may be new, even to teachers. 1. credible: able to be believed, trustworthy. 2. incredible: not able to be believed, untrustworthy. 3. credit: those banks trust you will pay them back. 4. credo: literally, I believe. A credo is any creed or formula of belief. 5. creed: a system of belief, or a formal statement of belief. 6. credulous: trusting, willing to believe. Don't be too credulous when politicians make promises. 7. incredulous: not trusting, skeptical. 8. credulity: willingness to believe, especially without strong evidence or proof. --Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities 9. creditor: a person to whom money is due. 10. credentials: anything that provides the basis for belief, trust, or confidence. 11. credendum: the which must be believed, a doctrine that requires belief or faith. 12. credence: belief or confidence as to the truth of something. The jury gave no credence to the defendant's claims. 13. credal: of or relating to a creed, having to do with a system of belief.
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